Sheila and Sarah - Day 28 - Merry Christmas Eve:)

Sheila and Sarah Day 28

Tonight Rah and I are cuddled in on my couch, Sophie is plopped on her chest trying to get some loving, Mama kitty is looking like Scrooge, and Lucy is outside playing in the puddles.  We are going to write together as we want to really just spend some more mama and daughter time.  There is a movie and some munchies that are calling our names!!!

I learned today that there are only 31 days left until Rah and Jesse's wedding!!!  I remember vividly from Jordan and Sam's wedding how quickly the last month goes.  Rah had her wedding dress fitting this morning and I am told that it "mostly fits" although I a not exactly sure what that means.  I am guessing that the seamstress has a little bit more work to do.

She stopped and grabbed our favorites from China King, had a brief conversation with Shirley, and trotted north for mama time.  We each grabbed our indulgences and a recliner . . . quiet.  IT WAS SOOOOO YUMMY!  We just sat there and ate our Christmas Eve lunch which would also be our Christmas Eve dinner.  Chinese leftovers are the BEST!

We were going to just watch Christmas movies, but we do actually have some wedding tasks that needed to be accomplished.  We spent the next four hours planning, purchasing some items, and checking things off of the wedding to do list.  From one list to another. Man there is a lot to think about and I am learning that each and every detail costs MONEY!  I thought about everything from cupcake wrappers and cake toppers to snack boats and gumballs.  Then there were stickers and tags and cake decorations and place card holders and HOLY MOLY BATMAN there is so much to ponder!  I have learned through the process that Sarah likes to look around at a lot of things, throw them in her cart, and not hit the send button.  WHO else does that sound like?????  Today we took things from the cart, hit the send button, and made some forward movement.  We found some awesome deals, and with two of us searching, it was so much easier as we are both visual people.  Wedding planning on Christmas is kinda FUN!

We warmed up our supper and hit the recliners again while we watched the end of yet another Hallmark Christmas movie.  We agreed that some of the acting is kinda cheesy, but it is nice when something in the world is all rainbows and butterflies, because we both know that much of it is not.  You have look for the rainbows in the thunderstorms of life.

BLOG time and we both agreed this has been a brutal year for us to write.  I am not sure if that is reflected in the words we wrote, but tomorrow we are going to both spend some time re-reading to really discern what we learned.  Cuddled into the couch again, I started to write.  Rah likes to sit and watch me and talk while I write.  Then the TV went to only words.  WE learned that if stare at the remote from the couch because the satellite is going to turn off, the remote does not move until one of us gets up from the couch!  Holy couch potatoes batman!  WEIRD it just reconnected and neither of us moved a muscle.  Thank you Christmas Spirit.  Mwahaha!

I heard from my friend Kim that her mama Sharon is not doing well tonight . . . this is a painfully difficult Christmas for all of them.  They need to be together as a family and treasure each and every moment.  There is a lesson in that for all of us.  Please keep them all in your prayers as they really need them, and a Christmas miracle would be such a blessing.   Sigh . . .

Sheila and Sarah